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Definition of prevaricator - 3 dictionary results
pre⋅var⋅i⋅ca⋅tor
[pri-var-i-key-ter] 
ɪˌkeɪ
–noun
| 1. | a person who speaks falsely; liar. |
| 2. | a person who speaks so as to avoid the precise truth; quibbler; equivocator. |
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| pre·var·i·cate (prĭ-vār'ĭ-kāt') intr.v. pre·var·i·cat·ed, pre·var·i·cat·ing, pre·var·i·cates To stray from or evade the truth; equivocate. See Synonyms at lie2. [Latin praevāricārī, praevāricāt- : prae-, pre- + vāricāre, to straddle (from vāricus, straddling, from vārus, bent).] pre·var'i·ca'tion n., pre·var'i·ca'tor n. |
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Prevaricator
Pre*var"i*ca`tor\, n. [L. praevaricator: cf. F. pr['e]varicateur.]1. One who prevaricates. 2. (Roman Law) A sham dealer; one who colludes with a defendant in a sham prosecution. 3. One who betrays or abuses a trust. --Prynne.
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